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- Title
Testosterone and induced humoral immunity in male Campbell dwarf hamsters ( Phodopus campbelli, Thomas, 1905, Rodentia, Cricetidae): Experimental manipulation of testosterone levels.
- Authors
Vasilieva, N.; Khrushchova, A.; Shekarova, O.; Rogovin, K.
- Abstract
In this paper we report the results of testosterone manipulation in the blood of male Campbell dwarf hamsters Phodopus campbelli Thomas, 1905 through castration, followed by testosterone treatment. Under these conditions, we studied antibody production rates in response to injection with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). It was shown that castration induced a dramatic decrease in blood testosterone but had no effect on the humoral response to SRBC. Males that received a testosterone compound with a long-lasting action (omnadren) exhibited a poor response to SRBC following re-exposure in the context of elevated testosterone compared to castrated males inoculated with an oil base of the drug.
- Subjects
TESTOSTERONE; HUMORAL immunity; ANTIBODY formation; ERYTHROCYTES; CASTRATION; DWARF hamsters
- Publication
Biology Bulletin, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p226
- ISSN
1062-3590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1062359015030139